This qualitative case study details the Down East Partnership for Children (DEPC), one of the local Smart Start partnerships providing child care programs and direct services to children and families in 43 of North Carolina's 100 counties. The DEPC is an interagency partnership designed to model and support the delivery of integrated health,…

This report sets out for each of the Member States of the European Union and of the European Free Trade Association/European Economic Area (EFTA/EEA) a description of the tasks and memberships of the main bodies that provide for participation by the various groups interested in education, whether they are consultative or decision-making. The other…

This Spanish-language report (with an English summary) describes a course on interagency cooperation held at the Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center in Haifa, Israel. The course, with 30 Central and South American participants, discusses the necessity of pooling resources and sharing responsibility among institutions in various…

This audit report focuses on transportation costs and practices incurred by the Preschool Handicapped Education Program for counties outside of New York City from July 1, 1994 through March 31, 1998, and addresses the level of cooperation between counties and the State Education Department. The report also includes recommendations for improvement…

This document describes and reports on a program of the European Community designed to assist higher education in the Eastern and Central European states called the Trans-European Mobility Scheme for University Studies (TEMPUS). Section I describes the context and origins of the program, which was designed originally in response to the training…

This paper outlines a plan for the use of the expertise, knowledge, and resources of the many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that provide preschool and day care services (educare) in South Africa to foster cooperation and collaboration in a time of rapid political change. The paper notes that because of a lack of governmental support for…

The Children's Center in Institute, West Virginia integrates disabled preschool children with their non-disabled peers. This integration is the result of a merger between programs of two private non-profit agencies. Through the assistance of an interagency coordination council, the two programs--a mental health agency's early intervention program…

The mission of New York's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) is to provide educational, vocational, and counseling services to people whose disabilities impose barriers to employment; to increase the access of all people with disabilities to the full range of services offered within the State…

The current interaction among federal libraries and information centers was examined and assessed to determine ways to improve the coordination of resources and services among federal libraries and to increase cooperation between federal and non-federal libraries in order to meet national, state, and local information needs. The more than 400…

A comprehensive review of current refugee policy and program issues is provided in this paper, which is intended to serve both as a status report and a guide to developing an agenda for the future. Chapter I deals with early warning as to potential refugee movements, mass asylum, and interim assistance. Chapter II discusses and analyzes four types…

The beneficial effects of the two agencies' cooperative efforts are presented. (AG)

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act's (CETA) cooperative relationship regarding the development of environmental manpower programs on a State and local level is discussed. Environmental programs resulting from CETA aid are described and EPA statistics given, stating that such programs are…

At a time when many families across all income levels are experiencing greater stress and when child poverty is at record levels, the school cannot function as an isolated institution. Instead, public education has been thrust into the more responsible position of helping young needy families achieve self-sufficiency. There is a pressing need for…

Project WorkAbility is a California program serving special education secondary and postsecondary students. The model design for WorkAbility is based on well-known transition models and contains components common to those models. The design views transition as both a process and a product, supports interagency cooperation and collaboration, and…